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Tahmoor · Urban Centre

Language in Tahmoor

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

An increasing number of people in Tahmoor are using a language other than English at home, rising by 1.9 percentage points since 2011. While the area remains overwhelmingly English-speaking, the proportion of people using another language has climbed to 5.6%. This trend reflects a small but growing shift in the local linguistic mix.

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📍 Tahmoor, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 90.1% of residents, meaning Tahmoor is far below the national figure for non-English speakers. However, 0.9% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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5.6% ▲ +53.0%

Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.9% ▲ +187.9%

Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.

Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.

Language used at home

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In Tahmoor, English only is the majority at 98%; Arabic is next at 1%.

English only 90.1% Arabic 0.6% Italian 0.5% Tagalog 0.3% Mandarin 0.3% Punjabi 0.1% Hindi 0.1% Greek 0.1%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Tahmoor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114032/tahmoor/topic/language